In March, ISIS claimed the lives of at least 32 people and injured 250 more in Brussels after three coordinated bomb attacks.

German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung caused controversy in April after publishing detailed information on more than 214,000 offshore companies in the so-called ‘Panama Papers’.

World-renowned Pop artist, Prince, dies at the age of 57 after an apparent overdose of fentanyl

EgyptAir Flight 804 crashes into the Mediterranean sea on route to Cairo from Paris, killing 66 people on board.

MP Jo Cox is murdered in Birstall, where she had been due to hold a constituency surgery. Her murderer, Thomas Mair, who stabbed and shot Jo before fleeing the scene, was handed a life sentence in prison for his so-called ‘act of terror’.

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies of septic shock at the age of 74 after battling with Parkinson’s

The UK votes to leave the European Union in the referendum.

David Cameron resigns as Prime minister and is swiftly replaced by former home secretary Theresa May.

ISIS attacks Atatürk Airport in Istanbul, killing 45 and injuring around 230 more

International investigators conclude that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by a Buk missile that came from an area controlled by pro-Russian rebels.

Researchers release reports that claim Global CO2 levels have exceeded 400 ppm, believed to be the highest levels experiences in human history.

Controversial business tycoon Donald trump is named president elect after a tense and controversial campaign against Hilary Clinton.

Former Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, is assassinated in Ankara whilst giving a speech.

ISIS attack a Christmas market in Bretscheidplatz, Berlin after hijacking a lorry and driving through a large crowd of people, killing around 12 people and injuring 56 more.